Foothills Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 51 min
Foothills Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Dad Clark Park near Kistler Park, CO. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Foothills Trail
2.4 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 51 min
Elevation 5,628–5,702 ft
Out & Back · Dad Clark Park
Trailhead: 39.55043, -104.98944
Weather Sep 4: Partly cloudy, high 93°F / low 62° · precip 10% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: Ridgeline Boulevard & Highlands Ranch Parkway stop 582 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Foothills Trail, heading E.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Dad Clark Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Foothills Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 6:50 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Ridgeline Boulevard & Highlands Ranch Parkway stop 582 m from the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Foothills Trail 2 mi · ▲ 57 ft
- Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Kistler Trail via Foothills Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Foothills Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 168 ft
- Dad Clark Dirt Trail & Kistler Trail via Foothills Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 197 ft
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